8/22/12
Seats
Name Game
Ice Breaker
Course Syllabus
8/23/12
Room Rules
Books
Computer Rules
Log onto wiki
Why I'm taking Business Basics (Type 1 Writing) - 4 lines explaining why you are taking Business Basics.
About Me Collage
8/24/12
Work on "about me collage"
Present collages
If time allows - groups of 3 come up with an icebreaker game that is feasible for you to facilitate.
8/27/12 - 9/6/12
Career Research Project:
Type I Writing: In 10 lines describe your life at age 25.
Use the following links to find a business career that you would be interested in. Be sure to have some reasons why you chose that career. Business Careers site 1 Best Business Jobs
Type II Writing: In 10 lines or less tell me which business career you found to me most appealing and give two reason why this career fits you best.
Timeline/Benchmarks:
Monday: Introduction and part I
Tuesday: Introduction and part I
Wednesday: Finish part I and start part II
Thursday: Work on part II
Friday: Finish part II and start part III
Create a prezi account here be sure to select the "Edu Enjoy" account. Use your school e-mail address and password!!
Tuesday: Work on part III
Wednesday: Work on part III and hand in all papers from part I and II
Thursday: Share Prezi with class
Friday Business News Review: Choose one of the articles you read this week, and explain how it may have an impact on your life. Give two reasons for your selection.
9/18/12
Mission Statements
Look for a company's mission statement online and share with class
Review Camp Cannonball and Central's mission statements
Watch video on how to create a mission statement
20 minutes - Research entrepreneurs and read about their life and success. As you read look and think about specific characteristics that you notice about them.
30 minutes -In groups of 3 - grab a piece of roll paper and some markers. Outline one group member on the roll paper. Draw (not write) characteristics of an entrepreneur.
Present your entrepreneur to the class
Homework: Write a paragraph highlighting 2 characteristics you possess and 2 characteristic you need to develop, so when combined would make you a successful entrepreneur.
10/4/12
Watch the following TED talk and fill out the video summary sheet
Video reaction and summary.doc
Video reaction and summary.doc
Video reaction and summary.doc
10/5/12
Business Article Review - Write a paragraph about one business article you read this week that was most surprising to you. Be sure to give 3 facts about the article and UNDERLINE those three facts in your review. Also, please provide the name of newspaper the article was printed in, date of the paper, and the article title.
10/9/12
JA - Economics
10/10/12
Read and complete 6.1 outline
Young Entrepreneur Report
Spend 20 minutes searching online for a young entrepreneur
If after those 20 minutes you still can't find someone use the following link
Create an informational sheet about this person on Word. Your creating a "flyer" so make it look visually appealing.
Be sure to include the following (in your own words not copied from the Internet):
how they got started
type of business (service, producer, intermediary)
description of business (detailed information about the business)
what are they doing now
link to the official website
picture
other information you found that is interesting
Share information with class - When finished print a copy to hand in and also upload your Word document to your wiki page. Draw a line, using the insert horizontal rule button on the editing toolbar, under your last post. Then type the name of your Entrepreneur and post the Word document.
Grading:
All information from above is included and labeled 14 points
Creativity and Layout 6 points
Uploaded to your wiki page 5 points
10/11/12
Chapter 6 Section 2 Overview
Complete Young Entrepreneur Report from Wednesday
Read Chapter 6 Section 2 and complete the outline
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chapter 6 blank outline.doc
10/12/12 Business News Articles: After reading your articles for today, please turn in all of your notes from this week. You should have 8 articles that are labeled with the date, newspaper, name of article, and notes. Notes should not be copied directly from the Internet, they must be paraphrased.
Chapter 6 Review
10/18/12
Complete Chapter 6 Review
Review Game
10/19/12
Chapter 6 Test Friday Current Business News Review: Read and record your two articles for today and turn in your notes from this week. Be sure to have 10 articles with the date of the newspaper, name of the newspaper, name of the article, and your own notes (not copied from the internet).
Homework: Create a list of at least 20 stocks to choose from for Friday's "Stock Draft" List of companies on NYSE from this site you can select a tab, like industry, and see companies listed on the NYSE that are in specific industries List of companies on the NASDAQ
10/25/12
Stock Market Video - Fill out worksheet during video
10/26/12 Friday Business Article Review: Choose one article you read this week and in one paragraph explain how this article may affect the stock of a particular company.
Stock Draft
Stock Market Wiki Assignment
10/31/12
Stock Market Wiki Assignment
11/1/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial
11/2/12 Friday Current Business News Review: Read and record your two articles for today and turn in your notes from this week. Be sure to have 4 articles with the date of the newspaper, name of the newspaper, name of the article, and your own notes (not copied from the internet).
Stock Wiki Assignment
11/5/12
JA Economics
11/6/12
Complete Stock Wiki Assignment
Create Account on Stock Market Game -
Watch video below to get signed into the game (The video was made for last years class so the dates will not match correctly)
Be sure to fill out trading cards for the first 8 trades that you make
11/7/12
Stock Market Research - Be sure to fill out trading cards.
Business Leader Interview - Nikhil
11/8/12 Branding quiz
Marketing Group Project
11/9/12 Stock Market Wiki Assignment Due
No School
11/12/12
Work on marketing group project
11/13/12
Work on marketing group project
11/14/12
Work on marketing group project
11/15/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial
11/16/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial
11/19/12
Finish group project all materials due by end of period
11/20/12
Present group projects
11/27/12
Business Leader Interview - Sebastian Complete Group Quizzes (follow instructions below)
Open each groups quiz and on a separate piece of paper (for each quiz) write your name, group number (of the quiz your taking), number for each question, and the answer.
Example:
Mr. Stormes
Quiz 2-2
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. Marketing
5. Functions of Marketing
11/28/12
Business Leader Interview - Kyle V.
Groups: grade student quizzes
Chapter 10 Test
11/29/12
Junior Achievement
11/30/12
Type 1 writing -
Identify the functions (duties) the following type of managers would focus most of their attention: Top Executives, Mid-Level Managers, and Supervisors.
Functions of Management Activity
Wanted Ads for different levels of management - Create a newspaper wanted ad for each of the levels of management. The ad should include a made up job opening which lists the type of work this manager would be required to do and the characteristics needed for this type of career. *See the job postings in the newspaper before you create your own.
Read Chapter 7 Section 1
12/3/12
Tic-Tac-Toe - Management Styles
12/4/12
Complete job postings
Read Chapter 7 section 1 and create an outline
12/7/12
The Importance of Human Relations
12/10/12
Finish self-understanding activity
Communication Activity
12/11/12
Building a Team
Types of Influence - Balloon Activity
Read Chapter 7 section 2 and complete outline
Read Chapter 7 section 3 and create your own outline
12/12/12
Ethic - principles of conduct governing an individual or group
Ethical behavior should meet these standards:
It's Lawful
It is consistent with company values and policies
It does not harm some while benefiting others
If actions and results become public, it will not embarrass the company
Complete Study Guide for Chapter 7 Quiz
Team Building Activities
12/13/12
JA - Be Entrepreneurial
12/14/12
Review Game for Chapter 7 Test
Team Building Activities
12/17/12
Business Leader Interview - Colby
Chapter 7 Test Flash Cards
12/18/12
Accounting Chapter 1 Vocabulary
12/19/12
Business Leader Interview - Alexis
Discuss the Accounting Equation and complete the work together and on your own on page 9.
Accounting Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OYGrWvl2A
Accounting Concepts: Business Entity – keeping personal and business records separate
Explain first 5 transactions that affect the accounting cycle
Page 13 Work Together and Own Your Own
12/20/12
Business Leader Interview - Brent
Explain the next 6 transactions
Page 17 Work Together and On York Own
12/21/12
Review same 11 transactions, but with numbers
1/2/13 - 1/3/13
Application Problems 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
Mastery Problem 1-4
Review Answers
1/4/12
Complete Study Guide
Review for Test
1/7/13 JA Business Plan Due Stock Trading Cards Due Review for Test
1/8/13
Accounting Chapter 1 Test (Changed to Thursday)
1/9/13 and 1/10/13
Final Review Packet
and Go Venture Business Simulation
1/11/13
Answers for Final Review Packet
Review Game
1/14/13 and 1/15/13
Time to Study for Final and Go Venture Business Simulation
Seats
Name Game
Ice Breaker
Course Syllabus
8/23/12
Room Rules
Books
Computer Rules
Log onto wiki
Why I'm taking Business Basics (Type 1 Writing) - 4 lines explaining why you are taking Business Basics.
About Me Collage
8/24/12
Work on "about me collage"
Present collages
If time allows - groups of 3 come up with an icebreaker game that is feasible for you to facilitate.
8/27/12 - 9/6/12
Career Research Project:
Type I Writing: In 10 lines describe your life at age 25.
Why is education important?
Use the following links to find a business career that you would be interested in. Be sure to have some reasons why you chose that career.
Business Careers site 1
Best Business Jobs
Type II Writing: In 10 lines or less tell me which business career you found to me most appealing and give two reason why this career fits you best.
Timeline/Benchmarks:
Monday: Introduction and part I
Tuesday: Introduction and part I
Wednesday: Finish part I and start part II
Thursday: Work on part II
Friday: Finish part II and start part III
Create a prezi account here be sure to select the "Edu Enjoy" account. Use your school e-mail address and password!!
Tuesday: Work on part III
Wednesday: Work on part III and hand in all papers from part I and II
Thursday: Share Prezi with class
Finished Early: Work on personal collage
Resources:
Personality style inventories
1.Princetonreview.com
2. CX-Online
Print your results and turn in with your packet.
3. Career zone
4. JA
Sites to use for researching careers :
Occupational Outlook Handbook
CX-Online
Princetonreview.com
Military Career:
Today's Military
9/10/12
Aluminum Foil Activity
9/11/12
Read Chapter 5.1 and complete study guide
Types of business activity
9/12/12
Sole Proprietor Activity
Lemonade Stand
9/13/12
Partnership
Lemonade Stand
Writing Assignment
9/14/12 - 9/17/12
Forms of business activity
Video
Read and complete chapter 5.2 study guide
Friday Business News Review:
Choose one of the articles you read this week, and explain how it may have an impact on your life. Give two reasons for your selection.
9/18/12
Mission Statements
Look for a company's mission statement online and share with class
Review Camp Cannonball and Central's mission statements
Watch video on how to create a mission statement
Learn How to write a great mission statement. For more Entrepreneurism How-To Videos & Articles, visit WonderHowTo.
Students create personal mission statements using the following outline
Personal Mission Statement Worksheet
Mission Statements
Personal Mission Statement Builder
9/19/12
Read chapter 5 section 3 and complete vocabulary pictures worksheet (see teacher for example)
Lecture / Discussion
Organizational Charts:
Functional
Matrix
9/20/12 - 9/25/12
Friday - Newspaper Review - Choose an article you read this week and explain it's impact on our community. Please give 2 examples of it's impact.
Franchise Activity
9/26/12
Review for Chapter 5 Test
9/27/12
Chapter 5 Test
9/28/12
Go Venture Business Simulation
10/1/12
Present Franchise Project
10/2/12
Finish Franchise Presentations
10/3/12
Entrepreneur Characteristics Activity
Homework: Write a paragraph highlighting 2 characteristics you possess and 2 characteristic you need to develop, so when combined would make you a successful entrepreneur.
10/4/12
10/5/12
Business Article Review - Write a paragraph about one business article you read this week that was most surprising to you. Be sure to give 3 facts about the article and UNDERLINE those three facts in your review. Also, please provide the name of newspaper the article was printed in, date of the paper, and the article title.
10/9/12
JA - Economics
10/10/12
Read and complete 6.1 outline
Be sure to include the following (in your own words not copied from the Internet):
Share information with class - When finished print a copy to hand in and also upload your Word document to your wiki page. Draw a line, using the insert horizontal rule button on the editing toolbar, under your last post. Then type the name of your Entrepreneur and post the Word document.
Grading:
10/11/12
10/12/12
Business News Articles: After reading your articles for today, please turn in all of your notes from this week. You should have 8 articles that are labeled with the date, newspaper, name of article, and notes. Notes should not be copied directly from the Internet, they must be paraphrased.
SBA Scavenger Hunt
10/15/12
Scavenger Hunt review
Chapter 6.3 Overview
Read and complete outline for 6.3
10/16/12
JA - Economics
10/17/12
Business Plan Activity
Chapter 6 Review
10/18/12
Complete Chapter 6 Review
Review Game
10/19/12
Chapter 6 Test
Friday Current Business News Review: Read and record your two articles for today and turn in your notes from this week. Be sure to have 10 articles with the date of the newspaper, name of the newspaper, name of the article, and your own notes (not copied from the internet).
Shark Tank
10/22/12
Business News
Review Chapter 6 Test
How I Made My Millions
10/23/12
JA Economics
10/24/12
Business News Article click here
Read Article here
Write down the three most important facts from this article and circle the one you feel is the most important
Inflation Calculator
Annuities Calculator
What is the Stock Market
Homework: Create a list of at least 20 stocks to choose from for Friday's "Stock Draft"
List of companies on NYSE from this site you can select a tab, like industry, and see companies listed on the NYSE that are in specific industries
List of companies on the NASDAQ
10/25/12
Stock Market Video - Fill out worksheet during video
10/26/12
Friday Business Article Review: Choose one article you read this week and in one paragraph explain how this article may affect the stock of a particular company.
Stock Draft
Stock Market Wiki Assignment
10/31/12
Stock Market Wiki Assignment
11/1/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial
11/2/12
Friday Current Business News Review: Read and record your two articles for today and turn in your notes from this week. Be sure to have 4 articles with the date of the newspaper, name of the newspaper, name of the article, and your own notes (not copied from the internet).
Stock Wiki Assignment
11/5/12
JA Economics
11/6/12
Complete Stock Wiki Assignment
Create Account on Stock Market Game -
Link to STOCK MARKET GAME
11/7/12
Stock Market Research - Be sure to fill out trading cards.
Business Leader Interview - Nikhil
11/8/12
Branding quiz
Marketing Group Project
11/9/12
Stock Market Wiki Assignment Due
No School
11/12/12
Work on marketing group project
11/13/12
Work on marketing group project
11/14/12
Work on marketing group project
11/15/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial
11/16/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial
11/19/12
Finish group project all materials due by end of period
11/20/12
Present group projects
11/27/12
Business Leader Interview - Sebastian
Complete Group Quizzes (follow instructions below)
11/28/12
Business Leader Interview - Kyle V.
Groups: grade student quizzes
Chapter 10 Test
11/29/12
Junior Achievement
11/30/12
Type 1 writing -
Identify the functions (duties) the following type of managers would focus most of their attention: Top Executives, Mid-Level Managers, and Supervisors.
Functions of Management Activity
Wanted Ads for different levels of management - Create a newspaper wanted ad for each of the levels of management. The ad should include a made up job opening which lists the type of work this manager would be required to do and the characteristics needed for this type of career. *See the job postings in the newspaper before you create your own.
Read Chapter 7 Section 1
12/3/12
Tic-Tac-Toe - Management Styles
12/4/12
Complete job postings
Read Chapter 7 section 1 and create an outline
12/5/12
Business Leader Interview - Cody
Who is a leader?
Leader Video
Starting a Movement
How do you become a leader?
The Importance of Human Relations:
12/6/12
JA Be Entrepreneurial -
12/7/12
The Importance of Human Relations
12/10/12
Finish self-understanding activity
Communication Activity
12/11/12
Building a Team
Types of Influence - Balloon Activity
Read Chapter 7 section 2 and complete outline
Read Chapter 7 section 3 and create your own outline
12/12/12
Ethic - principles of conduct governing an individual or group
Ethical behavior should meet these standards:
- It's Lawful
- It is consistent with company values and policies
- It does not harm some while benefiting others
- If actions and results become public, it will not embarrass the company
Ethics enforcerCore Values - Important principles that will guide decisions and actions in the company.
Ethical Dilemmas w/ partner - Find two ethical dilemmas from this link and do the following:
- Choose either business or educational dilemmas
- Read each dilemma
- Be able to explain the dilemma in detail
- Have an answer and why you chose that answer
Complete Study Guide for Chapter 7 QuizTeam Building Activities
12/13/12
JA - Be Entrepreneurial
12/14/12
Review Game for Chapter 7 Test
Team Building Activities
12/17/12
Business Leader Interview - Colby
Chapter 7 Test
Flash Cards
12/18/12
Accounting Chapter 1 Vocabulary
12/19/12
Business Leader Interview - Alexis
Discuss the Accounting Equation and complete the work together and on your own on page 9.
Accounting Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OYGrWvl2A
Accounting Concepts: Business Entity – keeping personal and business records separate
Explain first 5 transactions that affect the accounting cycle
Page 13 Work Together and Own Your Own
12/20/12
Business Leader Interview - Brent
Explain the next 6 transactions
Page 17 Work Together and On York Own
12/21/12
Review same 11 transactions, but with numbers
1/2/13 - 1/3/13
Application Problems 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
Mastery Problem 1-4
Review Answers
1/4/12
Complete Study Guide
Review for Test
1/7/13
JA Business Plan Due
Stock Trading Cards Due
Review for Test
1/8/13
Accounting Chapter 1 Test (Changed to Thursday)
1/9/13 and 1/10/13
Final Review Packet
and Go Venture Business Simulation
1/11/13
Answers for Final Review Packet
Review Game
1/14/13 and 1/15/13
Time to Study for Final and Go Venture Business Simulation